Lesley
- Pronunciation
- [Les-ley]
- Gender
- Male
- Meaning
- From The Gray Fortress
- Origin
- Celtic
Lesley Popularity Snapshot
Across the entire US Social Security Administration record (1880–2024), 4,798 baby boys have been named Lesley. The name peaked in 1958 with 102 US births that year (rank #735).
Top States for Lesley
Based on 1910–2024 US SSA state-level records, the three states with the most Lesley births are: Texas (546), California (112), Oklahoma (88).
Other Celtic-Origin Names Like Lesley
If you like Lesley's Celtic origin, consider these related names: Adair, Adsaluta, Aengus, Ahearn, Aife. Browse all Celtic names →
6-Letter Names Starting with L
Names with Lesley's exact length and starting letter: La Row, Labaan, Lacene, Lachie, Lacina.
Quick Facts About Lesley
US Popularity History (2000–2007)
Annual US births named Lesley by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2000 with 658 girls named Lesley (girl rank #430 that year).
Where it stands today: in 2007, ranked #817 for girls (352 US births). That's 387 places below its 2000 peak.
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Where in the US Is Lesley Most Popular?
Average girl-name rank within each state across 2003–2012 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's girls-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Lesley the strongest states are Arizona, Nevada, California.
Strongest girls-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arizona | #500 | 101 |
| 2 | Nevada | #563 | 28 |
| 3 | California | #599 | 775 |
| 4 | Texas | #617 | 504 |
| 5 | North Carolina | #694 | 78 |
| 6 | Colorado | #695 | 77 |
| 7 | Illinois | #706 | 148 |
| 8 | Minnesota | #717 | 20 |
| 9 | Oregon | #724 | 20 |
| 10 | Georgia | #737 | 42 |
Weakest girls-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | #828 | 118 |
| 2 | Virginia | #824 | 34 |
| 3 | Tennessee | #789 | 31 |
| 4 | Oklahoma | #788 | 22 |
| 5 | Washington | #768 | 47 |
| 6 | New Jersey | #746 | 73 |
| 7 | Georgia | #737 | 42 |
| 8 | Oregon | #724 | 20 |
| 9 | Minnesota | #717 | 20 |
| 10 | Illinois | #706 | 148 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2003–2012. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Lesley in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
Variant Forms
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leslie | From Leslie | Male | Scottish |
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Compare Lesley to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Lesley against today's most popular girls-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).